libarchive: Denial of service using a crafted gzip file
Published Sep 21, 2016
5.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.64%
Description
libarchive before 3.2.0 does not limit the number of recursive decompressions, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and application crash) via a crafted gzip file.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 7.0
- 7.0
- 7.2
- 7.0
- 7.2
- 7.2
- 7.0
Configuration 2
- ≤ 3.1.901a
Configuration 3
- 6.0
- 6.0
- 6.0
- 6.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
libarchive-0:2.8.3-7.el6_8
Fixed · RHSA-2016:1850
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
libarchive-0:3.1.2-10.el7_2
Fixed · RHSA-2016:1844
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | libarchive-0:2.8.3-7.el6_8 | Fixed | RHSA-2016:1850 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | libarchive-0:3.1.2-10.el7_2 | Fixed | RHSA-2016:1844 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:L
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.64% (0.01643) | 75.56th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.64% (0.01643) | 73.27th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.25% (0.00246) | 45.95th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.69% (0.01688) | 88.21th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 14, 2024 | 1.69% (0.01688) | 87.87th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 9, 2024 | 1.46% (0.01463) | 86.65th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 23, 2023 | 1.00% (0.01001) | 81.94th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 4, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00886) | 80.68th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.75% (0.00754) | 78.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.96% (0.01955) | 78.47th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.96% (0.01955) | 76.59th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.96% (0.01955) | 55.71th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (14)
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1844.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1850.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/08/15 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/08/18 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92901 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-7166 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=207362 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1347086 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/6e06b1c89dd0d16f74894eac4cfc1327a06ee4a0 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatch
- https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/660 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7166
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-03 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-7166
Change history (0)
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